Grant at Fontmell
Athelstan granted eleven and a half hides at Fontmell to Shaftesbury Abbey.
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December 24 in History
This permanent archive page contains 127 World History Database records for December 24, spanning 932 to 2023. Recorded topics include Grant at Fontmell; Christmas Matins; Prayer at San Isidoro.
Total: 127Events: 118Births: 3Deaths: 5Battles: 1Countries: 27
Events on December 24
Christmas Matins
Ferdinand joins the clergy at San Isidoro for Christmas matins despite his worsening illness.
Prayer at San Isidoro
Ferdinand visits the church of San Isidoro after returning to León in grave health.
Return to Leon
Ferdinand returns to León on 24 December after leaving the Valencia campaign.
Excommunication
Excommunicates Henry IV
Capture of Anglesey
Captures Anglesey
Santa Maria
The Santa Maria runs aground in Haiti
Sinking of Santa Maria
The Santa Maria runs aground in Haiti
Sinking of Santa Maria - Fort Navidad Salvage
Timbers salvaged from Santa Maria were used to build La Navidad after the flagship grounded off Hispaniola.
Inauguration
Sworn in as Lord Chancellor before Henry VIII at the chapel at Eltham
Lord Chancellor
Lives in splendor at the palaces of Whitehall & Hampton court. Appointed Lord Chancellor
Chantries Act
The Chantries Act transfers chantries, colleges and free chapels to the Crown and accelerates religious and financial change.
Election of Bishops Act
Parliament changes the legal form of episcopal appointments, strengthening the Crown's authority over the English Church.
Sacrament Act
The Sacrament Act receives royal assent and provides for communion to be administered in both kinds.
Treason Act
Parliament repeals several Henrician treason provisions and restores a narrower statutory definition of treason.
Vagrancy Act
A severe law against vagrancy receives royal assent during the first parliamentary session of Edward's reign.
Gunpowder Treason Plot
It was announced on 24 December that the re-opening of Parliament would be delayed, concern over the plague meant that rather than sitting in February, as the plotters had originally planned for, Parliament would not sit again until 3 October 1605
Parliament
James attacks Parliament for "excess of lavish speech in matters of State"
Parliament attacks James Is pro-Spanish policy
Parliament attacks James Is pro-Spanish policy
Capture of Baghdad
Recaptures Baghdad from Safavid Persia
Surrender of Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle surrenders to Parliamentarian forces after Cromwell's army occupies southern Scotland.
Move to Kensington Palace
William III of Orange and Mary move into the newly enlarged Kensington Palace, which provides a healthier residence close to Westminster.
Remonstrances Against Religious Assessments
Publication of "Remonstrances Against Religious Assessments"
Alliance Great Britain and Russia
An Anglon alliance Treaty is concluded
Journey to Suez
Napoleon left Cairo for Suez to inspect the region and examine strategic possibilities connected with the Red Sea.
Assassination of Napoleon I
The assassination attempt results in further centralization & control
Plot
Escapes an assassination attempt by Royalists resulting in further centralization. Escapes an assassination attempt by Royalists
Invention of Locomotive
The locomotive takes its 1st outing on a British road
Greenwich Arrival
Nelson's body reaches Greenwich before the London funeral ceremonies.
Nelson Lying in State
Nelson's body is brought to Greenwich before his state funeral.
Treaty of Rajghat
Yashwantrao Holkar concludes the Treaty of Rajghat, bringing his conflict with the East India Company toward an end.
Order of St. George
After the Battle of Pultusk is awareded the Order of St. George of the Second Degree
Treaty of Ghent
Britain promises to return captured slaves, but instead a few years later paid the United States 250,000 pounds for them. A peace Treaty that ends the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty largely restores relations between the two countries to status quo ante bellum, due to the eras slow speed of communication, it took weeks for news of the peace Treaty to reach America, well after the Battle of New Orleans had ended.
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty released all prisoners and restores all war lands and boats, that is, returned to America approximately 10,000,000 acres (40,000 km) of territory near Lakes Superior and Michigan, in Maine, and on the Pacific coast.
Treaty of Ghent
The United States had been unsuccessful in its invasions of Lower and Upper Canada, while Britain had not made any significant gains, except for the burning of Washington D.C., with its retaliatory raids on American soil.
Treaty of Ghent
The British delegation is composed of diplomats William Adams, James Lord Gambier, and Henry Goulburn
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812 and largely restores pre-war boundaries.
Treaty of Ghent
The British delegation is composed of diplomats William Adams, James Lord Gambier, and Henry Goulburn
Treaty of Ghent
The British delegation is composed of diplomats William Adams, James Lord Gambier, and Henry Goulburn
Appointment as Prime Minister
Antonios Kriezis is appointed Prime Minister of Greece.
Prime Minister of Greece
Antonios Kriezis begins his long second term as Prime Minister.
Invasion of Holstein
Saxon and Hanoverian troops march into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation
Invasion of Holstein
Saxon and Hanoverian troops march into Holstein on behalf of the Confederation
Iskra Editorial Board
Works with Plekhanov and Lenin on Iskra.
Iskra Editorial Board
Works on Iskra as part of the exile editorial circle.
Iskra Founded
Helps launch Iskra as a central paper for Russian Marxists.
Iskra Founded
Joins Lenin and Plekhanov in the Iskra editorial group.
Iskra Founded
Serves as senior Marxist figure in the Iskra group.
Film
Birth of Ava Lavinia Gardner
Democratic Opposition
Kerensky develops his views through democratic opposition after 1917.
Hughes Aircraft Company
Hughes forms the Hughes Aircraft Company division of Hughes Tools
President of Chile
Takes office for his second elected presidency and restores stable civilian administration.
President of Chile
Takes office as President of Chile at the head of the Popular Front coalition.
Christmas Broadcast
Addresses the Empire during the first wartime Christmas of his premiership.
Siege of Luzon
Transferred to Bataan to deny the Japanese the control of Luzon
Assassination of Jean Francois Darlan
Assassination of the Vichy leader in north Africa
Vichy Government
Assassination of the Vichy leader in north Africa
Commander of Army Group Twenty One
Appointed Commander of the 21 Army Group
Commander of Army Group Twenty One
Appointed Commander of the 21 Army Group
D-Day
Appointed Commander of the 21 Army Group to open a "2nd front" on D-Day
D-Day
Appointed to open a "2nd front" across the Channel for D-Day
Supreme Commander
Appointed Supreme Commander of the Mediterranean
Supreme Commander
Appointed Supreme Commander of the Mediterranean
Twenty First Army Group Appointment Confirmed
Is appointed to command 21st Army Group for the coming Allied invasion of north-west Europe.
Restores Greek confidence in Britain
Restores Greek confidence in Britain after demonstrations by the Nat Libreration Front
Tuberculosis
Enters Hairmyres Hospital for tuberculosis treatment.
Chen Cheng Appointment
Appoints Chen Cheng as Governor of Taiwan Province while preparing the island as an increasingly important Nationalist base.
Chiang Ching-kuo Taiwan Party Appointment
Places Chiang Ching-kuo in charge of the Kuomintang organization in Taiwan Province as the party prepares for possible retreat from the mainland.
Accession as King
Idris becomes king of the newly independent United Kingdom of Libya.
First National Government
Al-Muntasir becomes the first prime minister of independent Libya.
Arrival in Guatemala
Guevara arrives in Guatemala during the reform government of President Jacobo Arbenz.
Brigade Commander Released
Perez San Roman is released from Cuban imprisonment as the Bay of Pigs prisoner exchange is completed.
Political Leader Released
Artime is released from Cuban imprisonment with other Brigade 2506 members under the exchange agreement.
Released from Cuban Imprisonment
Oliva is released with other Brigade 2506 prisoners following completion of the negotiated exchange.
Apollo 8
Congratulates the Apollo 8 crew during the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon.
Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast
Participates in the Christmas Eve television broadcast from lunar orbit.
Apollo 8 Christmas Eve Broadcast
Participates in the Christmas Eve television broadcast from lunar orbit and closes the crew's message to Earth.
Apollo 8 Earth Observation Photography
Photographs Earth and the lunar horizon during Apollo 8's historic lunar-orbit mission.
Apollo 8 Earthrise Observation
Observes Earth rising above the lunar horizon with the Apollo 8 crew during lunar orbit.
Apollo 8 First Lunar Far-Side Passage
Commands Apollo 8 as the crew passes behind the Moon and loses radio contact with Earth.
Apollo 8 Genesis Reading
Participates in the Christmas Eve Genesis reading broadcast to Earth from lunar orbit.
Apollo 8 Landing Site Survey
Observes and photographs lunar terrain to support planning for later Apollo landing missions.
Apollo 8 Lunar Navigation
Conducts landmark tracking and navigation observations during Apollo 8 lunar orbit.
Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit Circularization
Commands the second lunar-orbit insertion burn, circularizing Apollo 8's orbit around the Moon.
Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit Insertion
Serves as lunar module pilot during Apollo 8's first lunar-orbit insertion burn.
Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit Insertion
Commands the burn that places Apollo 8 into lunar orbit.
Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit Insertion
Serves as command module pilot during the burn that places Apollo 8 into lunar orbit.
Apollo 8 Lunar Photography
Photographs lunar terrain and prospective landing areas during Apollo 8’s ten lunar orbits.
Christmas Eve Television Broadcast
Leads a worldwide Christmas Eve television broadcast from lunar orbit.
Earthrise Mission
Commands the crew that first sees Earthrise from lunar orbit.
Earthrise Photograph
Photographs Earthrise during Apollo 8 lunar orbit.
First View of Lunar Far Side
Becomes one of the first humans to see the Moon’s far side when Apollo 8 passes behind it.
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
Habyarimana Confirmed in Office
MRND dominance is reinforced through the national vote.
Presidential Election
Is confirmed as president in a single-candidate election.
Invasion of Afghanistan
Russia invades after Amins unpopularity & failure to suppress the guerrillas
Invasion of Vietnam
Vietnam invades Kampuchea
Security-Ulster
Visits the security services in Ulster
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet forces enter Afghanistan in a major military intervention intended to preserve a pro-Soviet government.
Soviet Military Entry
Large Soviet military units enter Afghanistan as Moscow prepares to replace Amin.
Antoshkin Hero of Soviet Union Award
Receives the title Hero of the Soviet Union for leadership of the Chernobyl helicopter response.
European Communities Amendment Act
Signs legislation intended to enable Irish ratification of the Single European Act.
Pikalov Hero of Soviet Union Award
Receives the title Hero of the Soviet Union for leadership during containment and cleanup of the Chernobyl accident.
Single European Act Injunction
Faces a High Court injunction preventing ratification of the Single European Act without further constitutional consideration.
CIS
The Presidents of Russia, Ukraine & Belarus create the Commonwealth of Ind States
Commonwealth
The Presidents of Russia, Ukraine & Belarus create the Commonwealth of Ind States
Russia Assumes Soviet UN Seat
Russia assumes the Soviet Union's United Nations membership and Security Council seat.
United Nations
Russia takes the USSRs place in the UN
Hubble Digital Recorder Installed
Smith helps replace an older mechanical data recorder with a solid-state digital recorder during the final spacewalk.
Hubble Transmitter Replaced
Grunsfeld helps install a replacement transmitter for sending Hubble scientific data to the ground.
Election
In a move widely seen as political persecution, Nour is convicted of forgery and sentenced to five years at hard labor
Head of Government of Tunisia
Hamadi Jebali became head of government following the Constituent Assembly election.
Presidency Ends
Dodon leaves office after losing the 2020 presidential election
President Takes Office
Maia Sandu becomes President after winning the 2020 presidential election
Trade Agreement Negotiated
Concludes negotiations on the UK EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Trade and Cooperation Agreement
The UK and EU agree the Trade and Cooperation Agreement before the transition ends.
State Visit
Al-Khasawneh participates in state visit connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Births on December 24
Birth of Selim III
Birth of Selim III, son of Mustafa III
Birth of Howard Hughes
Birth of Howard Hughes
Birth of Ian Fraser Lemmy Kilmister
Birth of Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister
Deaths on December 24
Death of Mary Stuart
Mary Stuart, the mother of William III of Orange, dies of smallpox while visiting England, intensifying disputes over his guardianship.
Death of Jean Francois Darlan
Death of Jean Francois Darlan, assassinated
Death of Karl Doenitz
Death of Karl Doenitz
Death of Toshiro Mifune
Death of Toshiro Mifune
Death of Anthony Meyer
Death of Anthony Meyer
Battles on December 24
Battle of Pultusk
The Tsar awards Bennigsen command of the Russian Armies. Claims a Russian victory